Swartz v. Householder (Slip Opinion) , 2016 Ohio 5817 ( 2016 )

[Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it may be cited as
Swartz v. Householder, Slip Opinion No. 2016-Ohio-5817.]
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SLIP OPINION NO. 2016-OHIO-5817SWARTZ, APPELLEE, v. HOUSEHOLDER ET AL., APPELLANTS.
SHANNON ET AL., APPELLEES, V. HOUSEHOLDER ET AL., APPELLANTS.
[Until this opinion appears in the Ohio Official Reports advance sheets, it
may be cited as Swartz v. Householder, Slip Opinion No. 2016-Ohio-5817.]
Court of appeals’ judgments reversed on the authority of Corban v. Chesapeake
Exploration, L.L.C., and Walker v. Shondrick-Nau.
(Nos. 2014-1208 and 2014-1209—Submitted August 31, 2016—Decided
September 15, 2016.)
APPEALS from the Court of Appeals for Jefferson County,
Nos. 13 JE 24 and 13 JE 25, 2014-Ohio-2359.
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{¶ 1} The judgments of the court of appeals are reversed on the authority of
Corban v. Chesapeake Exploration, L.L.C., ___ Ohio St.3d ___, 2016-Ohio-5796,
___ N.E.3d ___, and Walker v. Shondrick-Nau, ___ Ohio St.3d ___, 2016-Ohio-
5793, ___ N.E.3d ___.
SUPREME COURT OF OHIO
O’CONNOR, C.J., and O’DONNELL, LANZINGER, KENNEDY, and FRENCH, JJ.,
concur.
PFEIFER and O’NEILL, JJ., dissent.
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Critchfield, Critchfield & Johnston, Ltd., Steven J. Shrock, and Clinton
Bailey, for appellees.
Burton Law, L.L.C., and Robert L. Guehl, for appellants.
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